2. Today we will identify fractions on a number line.

3. A number line and a ruler are very much alike. 0 1 2

4. On a ruler, each inch is considered one whole inch One Inch Two Inches Three Inches Nine whole inches

5. The marks in between the whole inches are fractions of an inch ½ Inch 2 ¾ Inches 7 ¼ inches

6. Number lines are read the same way. The Numbers are read as whole numbers. The marks in between are read as fractions. 0 1 2

7. There are three steps to reading fractions on a number line Step One- Start on the whole number and Jump to the next whole number. That is your denominator. Step Two- Jump, starting at the first whole number. Stop at the point you are naming. This is the Numerator. 0 1 2 4

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9. What fraction represents the letter A. B. 0 1 AB Step One- Start on the whole number and Jump to the next whole number. That is your denominator. Step Two- Jump, starting at the first whole number. Stop at the point you are naming. This is the Numerator.

10. There is only a step three if the fraction is past a whole number. Step One- Start on the whole number and Jump to the next whole number. That is your denominator. Step Two- Jump, starting at the first whole number. Stop at the point you are naming. This is the Numerator. 0 1 2

11. Mixed number fractions Step One-Start on the whole number and Jump to the next whole number. That is your denominator. 0 1 2 4

12. Mixed number fractions Step Two- Jump, starting at the first whole number. Stop at the point you are naming. This is the Numerator. 0 1 2 4 2

13. Mixed number fractions Step Three- Write the whole number as a whole number beside the fraction. 0 1 2 4 2 1

14. What fraction represents the letter A. B. 0 21B A Step One- Start on the whole number and Jump to the next whole number. That is your denominator. Step Two- Jump, starting at the first whole number. Stop at the point you are naming. This is the Numerator.

15. What fraction represents the letter A. B. 0 21 B A 5 3 A B ABA 1 1 0 0 Step One- Start on the whole number and Jump to the next whole number. That is your denominator. Step Two- Jump, starting at the first whole number. Stop at the point you are naming. This is the Numerator.